Garden seeder



Nov. 6, 1945. w. SCHRADER GARDEN SEEDER Filed Feb. 25, 1944 F'IC-ZZ I 3 R O T N E V W WA L 75/? SCH/PA 05/? W 14 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 6, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT F FlCE GARDEN SEEDEB lWalterSchrader Garden City, N. Y., assignor to American Soil Products '00., "Inc., "NewYork, LN. "Y.,;a corporation of New York Application February 25, 1944, Serial No. 523,-825

:2 Claims. (01. 229+) This invention relates to garden seeders of the hand type for use in planting of seeds.

One of the important features of the invention resides in a garden seeder which is formed from a single blank of paper which may be circumfiexed into and held in conical form to provide a receptacle for a quantity of seeds for planting, the apex end of the conical receptacle having a discharge opening which may be opened and closed by the simple manipulation of overlapping portions of the flexed blank.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a garden seeder which is simple and inexpensive of construction, easy to manipulate, and dispos able after a limited use without appreciable loss to the user.

Other features of the invention will become apparent as the following specification is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the blank from which my garden seeder is constructed, looking at the inner side thereof.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the garden seeder in position of use.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, the dotted lines indicating the position of the parts when the discharge opening is closed.

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral l0 designates a blank of stiff flexible paper such as manila or kraft stock which is of an irregular shape having a curved edge portion H which merges into a substantially straight edge portion l2, the latter merging with the relatively short rounded edge portion l3 which latter portion merges with a straight edge portion I l, The curved edge portion II also merges with a straight edge portion IS, the latter merging with a relatively short curved edge portion I 6 which completes the peripheral edge of the blank. Adjacent the central or mid portion of the blank I0 is a U-shaped slit ll, the leg portions of which extend toward the curved edge portion Hi. The slit l1 defines a tongue l8, the same being scored lengthwise midway of its width as at I9. The blank I0 is further slit on they straight line 20, the inner end of the slit 20 meetin the bight portion of the U-shaped slit I! while the outer end of the slit 20 extends to the edge of the blank intermediate the edge portions I 4 and It. The

slit 31:20 .idivides :the blank .intotwo. manipulatable end portions A and B.

In order to transform the blank l0 into a conical shaped body 2| as illustrated in Figures 2 to 5 inclusive, the operator grasps the blank adjacent the edges l3 and I5 and imparts an inward pressure thereto, causin the free end portion A of the blank to outwardly overlap the free end portion B thereof. This lapping of the portions A and B imparts circumflexion to the blank and places the same under tension to form the conical shaped receptacle body 2!. When the portions A and B are in their fully lapped position, the curved edge 16 of the portion A substantially registers with the rounded edge I3 of the portion B as best illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. It will be understood that the lapping portions are securely held by the thumb and forefinger of the hand of the operator to maintain the shape of the body 2!. During the circumfiexion, the inner corner 2| of the portion B rides over the inner side of the portion A while the tongue I8 extends outward through a discharge outlet 22, which outlet is formed by the opening caused by the displacement of the tongue I8, the latter being coextensive with the portion B. The tongue I8 is folded on the score ill to form a trough shaped discharge spout 23.

Assume that the seeder device is in the position shown in Figures 2 t0 5 inclusive, wherein the discharge outlet 22 is open. Seed contained in the conical shaped receptacle body 2| will gravitate through the discharge outlet and down the inclined spout 23.

The discharge opening 22 may be enlarged to control the flow of seeds by shifting the lapped portion B outwardly relative to the portion A while holding these portions between the thumb and forefinger. Also, the discharge opening 22 may be entirely closed by shifting the portion B inwardly toward the apex of the body relative to the portion B. Thus it will be understood that with the discharge opening closed, the conical receptacle body may be dipped into a bag of seed, carried to the prepared garden row to receive the seed, and by manipulation of the portion B rela tive to the portion A effect an opening of the dis charge outlet to enable seed to gravitate therefrom down the spout 23.

By reason of the simplicity and inexpensive manner in which the seeder device is constructed, the same may be disposed of after limited use without economic loss to the user, and if desired, Suitable advertising indicia may be printed directly upon the blank I0 and the device given away for advertising purposes.

While I have shown and described what 1 con-- sider to be the most practical construction of my invention, I wish it to be understood that such changes in construction and design as come Within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A conical garden seeder device formed from a single flexible blank having a relatively long arcuate edge, a pair of converging side edges one of which extends from the arcuate edge, a rela-- tively short arcuate edge connecting the converg- 4 displace the U -shaped slit portion thereof to provide a dischargevopening in the apex end of the conical body by overlapping and gripping portions of the blank adjacent opposite sides of the straight slit.

2. A conical garden seeder device as set forth in claim 1 in which theportion of the blank defined within the U-shaped slit constitutes a tongue, and a fold score provided medially along said tongue lengthwise thereof to facilitate the forming of the tongue into a discharge spout when the same is displaced from the blank upon forming of a conical body.

WALTER SCHRADER. 

